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comfort in a landmark verdict against a man who oversold dozens of killings and the torture of thousands in syria. also coming up serbian tennis star. no, they joked edge is included in the drawing for the australian open, despite ongoing uncertainty over his visa and his right to stay and play. ah, i bri. gov. it's good to have you with us. we begin tonight with a landmark court case and a lesson in how the past can catch up with you. today, a german court sentenced a former syrian military officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity. the court found the man named and war roslin guilty of overseeing the murder of 27 people at the alkahottie detention center just outside of damascus. roslyn is the highest ranking syrian official so far convicted on that charge. the verdict was

much anticipated by those who suffered abuse or those who lost relatives at the hands of the government in serious long civil war. his victim say he caused unspeakable suffering. now on war as lawn could spend the rest of his life behind bars. outside the courtroom relief. ah, i am, i am so happy. i am so happy because today it's victory, victory for justice as possible. it's victory for the victims. it's victory for celia and future of celia. it's it said eric. ignition of the crimes committed the inferior and i think it's quite a case for their so by their syrian how are gra, activated these kind of. so i hope that he said these sentences and

if that that will be a strong base for her future will. as a former kernel and serious secret service, rosalyn oversaw notorious prison in damascus. witnesses told of electric shocks, beatings and rape. he deserted his post in 2012 and fled to germany, where he lived for 5 years as a refugee, until one of his victims recognized him on the street. roslyn was found guilty on $27.00 counts of murder. those who helped bring him to justice say he's just one among many. and that in accounting of the crimes of the syrian civil war, has only just begun. if a more now joined by patrick croaker, he's a lawyer at the european center for constitutional and human rights. he's been following this trial. patrick is going to have you on the program of this is being called a landmark case over state sanctioned torture in syria. talked to me about

how important to dave sentencing is and evening. i think the significance in this case is, yeah, if you said besides the fact that we have now, again, a conviction for crimes against humanity for what happened in syria. so we have the confirmation by a court of law, the test of a lot of evidence that what is happening in detention centers in syria, the torture, the sexualized violence, the killing does constitute a crime against humanity. and then everybody who is taking part in these crimes can be held responsible. so it is a big step for international justice. these crimes took place in science, syria. how did this become a german troy? this is thanks to the principal of universal jurisdiction that states that whenever crimes are so grave, dire like crimes against humanity, war crimes, or genocide, they can be prosecuted in any country in the world. and germany has incorporated

this principle to a rather broad degree into its national law. and therefore these crimes and sort of these trials in germany are possible. and how difficult has it been to get evidence in order to prosecute it, to convict and war ross one, i mean, we sort of the beginning of the show. this is the case about how a man's past actually called up with him. he thought by coming to germany that he was able to escape to the crimes that he had committed in syria. yeah, absolutely. and i mean on the one hand, these are very difficult cases to investigate because they're so massive by definition already. these are math crimes, right? as you do need a lot of evidence also on what we call the contextual element, which is basically the widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population that is taking place in syria. so the august ration off this torture that goes way beyond the crime side of alpha t branch and damascus. and that is,

you know, that's a pretty heavy burden for any prosecution authority. on the other hand, it's difficult to imagine, you know, evidence as clear as in the case of syria, especially for this widespread and systematic attack for the torture, et cetera. and on the other hand, also something to take into account. so many people from syria or in europe or in germany and were brave enough to come forward and testify in this case. so relatively speaking, we had a, you know, a very, very solid case. and it was relatively easy despite the distance to the crime side, to investigate it, simply because the evidence that is there is so compelling to kroger, the with the european center for constitutional and human rights. patrick, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. or this get around it. but some of the other world headlines this. our troops from a russia led military alliance deployed because x don have begun heading home because like president called in the forces last week after peaceful demonstrations

against wising fuel prices escalated into violet anti government, protests authority say they have now regained full control of the central asian country, at least one protester and one police officer, had been killed during another day. a protest in sudan. thousands again took to the streets of the capital cartoon, and other cities to protest military rule. the demonstrators are demanding a return to civilian rule after a qu last october, britons prince. andrew has been stripped of his title, his royal highness, along with his military affiliations and royal patronage, is the prince's facing of civil case in the u. s. over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17, virginia, jeffrey, if sueing the prince, claiming that he abused her in 2001 teachers in france have got on strike of what they say is the unmanageable burden of dealing with covet 19 rooms about half of

francis primary schools had to remain closed due to the walk l. teachers unions also want better protection in the classroom as the omicron variant fuels a huge surge in cases. when should the u. k, now were parts of public life are being severely affected by staff shortages brought on by the spread of the omicron corona virus variant. up to 200000 daily new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. now the government is planning to cut the minimum isolation period for those with coven 19 from $7.00 to $5.00 days, hoping to ease what has become a desperate situation initially on the current spring, fast south hampton says in crucial fantasies, a fighting hot across england, tens of thousands of healthcare lack thereof with 19 or isolating filing pressure on an exhausted system. now grappling with the highest rated hospitalisation since february last year. the main challenge we've gone to the moment is the sheer

numbers of people talk to nick scriven works at a hospital in the north of england. his colleagues were treating 2500 patients over christmas. now it's around $160.00 or less patients. so intensive care which is a blessing. but on the general, was there a lot more, coupled with perhaps it feels like more stop off than there have been a time to make a very stretch. and we're dealing with a usual winter plus all the kind of related work as well. so it's worse than it's been in terms of numbers for a long, long time. more patients to treat and fewer staff to treat them is worrying mix. it's lead a number of hospitals to the class critical incidents this month, and it's not just hospitals struggling to maintain services. several rail services, a stripping back journeys, unable to find the staff to operate them. what do we see? john? schools are also facing his staff in crisis. one and 12 teachers were absent in

england last week at this high school in london, staff absences hit one in 10. there is nothing easy about this at all. you come back after a holiday or a break and you come back with renewed optimism. but then when you're faced with such large challenges with staff absence, it does begin to wear you down the pressure, the pressure on us to keep our schools going. it's really challenging, like all essential services. schools like this one have been fighting to keep going throughout the pandemic. he thought just in his latest waves, substitute teachers and staff working longer hours are sticking plaster for now. but the pressure is not sustainable. honish and with their new government restrictions in sight. the hope is that signs of a peaking cases in london will seem be merit nationwide. beverly is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the coast to concordia disaster. the cruise ship had a reef of of the island of julio killing. 32 people in church service to day was

followed by a procession of bows that lead flowers on the spot where the vessel capsized. but they long commemorations are due to end with a candlelight vigil morkie. the moment the ship ran a ring. more than 4000 people survive but few have opted to take part. in today's events, the aftermath of an ill fated stunt. the captain of the costa concordia deviated from his planned route to sell dangerously close to the island of julio. the aml cut athena and fabio bernardine watched from their window as the ship slammed into a reef that i let go at 1st, everything that normal. but then all the lights went out and we knew something was wrong. a huge gash in the ship's hull. men water was rushing in, causing the ship to list heavily the captain. francesco should tino delayed the order to evacuate? and chaos ensued. ah!

when the coast guard tried to reach a tino, he was already in a lifeboat having abandoned the ship. the coast guard commander was furious. listen, sitina. get back on that ship or i'll make you pay the right people suit via gee, if the crew had responded as they were supposed to and recognized the seriousness of the situation in the initial minutes, no lives would have been lost. the captain was sentenced to 16 years in prison. he says he was made a scapegoat. 10 years on, many survivors rename traumatized yodi god though they were alive and then to the screams of the people gently. it's ivan john and the people he went, jumping into the sea. he got up though i remembered the code though, and the look of terror in everyone's eyes was in such unity did the road and yaki do. many survivors opted not to come to the anniversary too. great is the horror

they experienced tennis. darned of a joke of it is still waiting to hear if he can stay in australia after arriving without a coven vaccine. and with misleading paperwork, australian open organizers have been proceeding on the assumption that joe joke of it will play in the tournament. but ultimately, the country's immigration minister will have the final say on the surface, the count down to the strategy not been as hitting old, the usual group the players practice and the draw has been made ahead of monday start we start with our number one seeds for the tournament novak jock of ich, on line number one, the world number one is now officially drawn to play another serbian in round one. but will he not back joke of each, like the rest of the sporting world, a whites on the striving government to rule on his visit to stay and play? there was a decision about novak jock of each phase

a yet to be my aid. and now how long is your government going to let this dragon fall? while i refer to mister hawks, most recent statement in that position hasn't changed. none. he's is not necessarily good use. the joke of it, but he can rest assured he is now being represented at the highest diplomatic levels. i'm hoping and i that's why i said to prime minister morrison, i am, i'm hoping that nova will be allowed to stay in australia and, and play, and a fairly and open fraud. i looms as a natural finale for the blockbuster drama down on the up, but if the government has a shingle for its decision, i get to shares. you're watching the w news, his reminder of the top story we're following for you in a landmark tortured trial. a german court has found a former syrian officer guilty of crimes against humanity. court said colonel and more ruslan to prison for life are overseeing this systematic state sponsored torture and killing of prisoners in syria. and don't forget,

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